1. The oracle against Nineveh;the book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite:
2. The Lord is a zealous and avenging God;the Lord is avenging and very angry.The Lord takes vengeance against his foes;he sustains his rage against his enemies.
3. The Lord is slow to anger but great in power;the Lord will certainly not allow the wicked to go unpunished.He marches out in the whirlwind and the raging storm; dark storm clouds billow like dust under his feet.
4. He shouts a battle cry against the seaand makes it dry up;he makes all the rivers run dry.Bashan and Carmel wither;the blossom of Lebanon withers.